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Eunoe etheridgei

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Eunoe etheridgei
Anterior and prostomium region of a Eunoe etheridgei specimen from Museums Victoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Polynoidae
Genus: Eunoe
Species:
E. etheridgei
Binomial name
Eunoe etheridgei
(Benham 1915)[1]

Eunoe etheridgei is a scale worm known from off south-eastern Australia at depths of about 400 m.[2]

Description

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Number of segments 37–38; elytra 15 pairs. No distinct pigmentation pattern. Anterior margin of prostomium with an acute anterior projection. Lateral antennae inserted ventrally (beneath prostomium and median antenna). Notochaetae distinctly thicker than neurochaetae. Bidentate neurochaetae absent.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Eunoe etheridgei (Benham, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333356
  2. ^ Benham, W.B. (1915). [part 1] Report on the Polychaeta obtained by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, Part 1. Biological Results of the Fisheries Expedition F.I.S. Volume 3(4). 171–237. available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/953505
  3. ^ Fauchald, K.; Wilson, R.S. (2003). "Polynoidae (Polychaeta)-A DELTA database of genera, and Australian species". In R.S. Wilson; P.A. Hutchings; C. J. Glasby (eds.). Polychaetes: An Interactive Identification Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.